| Secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
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| 中国共产党深圳市委员会书记 | |
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since April 18, 2022 | |
| Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Shenzhen Municipal Standing Committee |
| Seat | Shenzhen |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Shenzhen Municipal Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Zhang Xunfu |
| Formation | 1979 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
The secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP is the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the secretary is the highest ranking post in Shenzhen.
The secretary is officially appointed by the CCP Central Committee based on the recommendation of the CCP Organization Department, which is then approved by the Politburo and its Standing Committee. The secretary can be also appointed by a plenary meeting of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee, but the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government. The secretary leads the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee. The secretary leads the work of the Municipal Committee and its Standing Committee. The secretary is outranks the mayor, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee.
The current secretary is Meng Fanli, who took office on 18 April 2022.